Police conducted a raid at the home of senior politician Javed Hashmi, and arrested his son-in-law and servants. Javed Hashmi, sharing the incident on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), stated that the police entered his residence in the Makhdoom Rashid area during a Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers’ convention.
According to Hashmi, the police forcefully broke doors, mistreated women, and took his son-in-law and grandson into custody without a warrant. However, the police denied making any arrests during the raid.
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Javed Hashmi had earlier withdrawn his candidacy, supporting the local PTI candidate from NA-149 Multan. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had accepted Hashmi’s nomination papers for the upcoming general elections as an independent candidate from the NA-149 constituency. In a twist of events, last month, Hashmi had expressed his support for Imran Khan and the beleaguered PTI.
In a press conference he announced, “I am announcing my withdrawal as a candidate from the general elections on February 8 and joining the PTI fold with all my strength.”
Hashmi added, “I will ask for votes not for myself but for the PTI candidate”.
Link of his post on social media platform X (formerly twitter) is attached:
پنجاب پولیس کا رات 1 بجے بیسیوں اہلکاروں نے میری مخدوم رشید کی رہائش گاہ کا محاصرہ کر لیا ہے اور غیر قانونی طور میرے گھر کی چادر چار دیواری کا تقدس پامال کرتے ہوئے بلا وارنٹ اندر داخل ہوگئے۔ میرے داماد شاہد بہار ہاشمی اور نواسے قاسم ہاشمی کو غیر قانونی تحویل میں لے لیا گیا ہے۔…
— Javed Hashmi (@JavedHashmiJH) January 24, 2024
